diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/AbstractSpawnStrategy.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/AbstractSpawnStrategy.java
index 913a3234b1d982..869f6d2b42f43f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/AbstractSpawnStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/AbstractSpawnStrategy.java
@@ -261,16 +261,14 @@ public ListenableFuture<Void> prefetchInputs()
             (BulkTransferException e) -> {
               if (BulkTransferException.allCausedByCacheNotFoundException(e)) {
                 var code =
-                    executionOptions.useNewExitCodeForLostInputs
+                    (executionOptions.useNewExitCodeForLostInputs
+                        || executionOptions.remoteRetryOnCacheEviction > 0)
                         ? Code.REMOTE_CACHE_EVICTED
                         : Code.REMOTE_CACHE_FAILED;
                 throw new EnvironmentalExecException(
                     e,
                     FailureDetail.newBuilder()
-                        .setMessage(
-                            "Failed to fetch blobs because they do not exist remotely."
-                                + " Build without the Bytes does not work if your remote"
-                                + " cache evicts blobs during builds.")
+                        .setMessage("Failed to fetch blobs because they do not exist remotely.")
                         .setSpawn(FailureDetails.Spawn.newBuilder().setCode(code))
                         .build());
               } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java
index e439bce3cc2006..d2164b292d457c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java
@@ -507,6 +507,17 @@ public boolean usingLocalTestJobs() {
               + " blobs during the build.")
   public boolean useNewExitCodeForLostInputs;
 
+  @Option(
+      name = "experimental_remote_cache_eviction_retries",
+      defaultValue = "0",
+      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.REMOTE,
+      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.EXECUTION},
+      help =
+          "The maximum number of attempts to retry if the build encountered remote cache eviction"
+              + " error. A non-zero value will implicitly set"
+              + " --incompatible_remote_use_new_exit_code_for_lost_inputs to true.")
+  public int remoteRetryOnCacheEviction;
+
   /** An enum for specifying different formats of test output. */
   public enum TestOutputFormat {
     SUMMARY, // Provide summary output only.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunner.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunner.java
index c01255feb42fa6..7a42a266b7550f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunner.java
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ private SpawnResult handleError(
       catastrophe = true;
     } else if (remoteCacheFailed) {
       status = Status.REMOTE_CACHE_FAILED;
-      if (executionOptions.useNewExitCodeForLostInputs) {
+      if (executionOptions.useNewExitCodeForLostInputs
+          || executionOptions.remoteRetryOnCacheEviction > 0) {
         detailedCode = FailureDetails.Spawn.Code.REMOTE_CACHE_EVICTED;
       } else {
         detailedCode = FailureDetails.Spawn.Code.REMOTE_CACHE_FAILED;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/BlazeCommandDispatcher.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/BlazeCommandDispatcher.java
index 0fbd5a2d3f0327..88c91ad71fb7c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/BlazeCommandDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/BlazeCommandDispatcher.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.AnsiStrippingOutputStream;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.DebugLoggerConfigurator;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.DetailedExitCode;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.ExitCode;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.InterruptedFailureDetails;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.LoggingUtil;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.Pair;
@@ -148,6 +149,55 @@ public BlazeCommandResult exec(
       Optional<List<Pair<String, String>>> startupOptionsTaggedWithBazelRc,
       List<Any> commandExtensions)
       throws InterruptedException {
+    var remoteCacheEvictionRetries = getRemoteCacheEvictionRetries(args, outErr);
+    while (true) {
+      var result =
+          execOnce(
+              invocationPolicy,
+              args,
+              outErr,
+              lockingMode,
+              clientDescription,
+              firstContactTimeMillis,
+              startupOptionsTaggedWithBazelRc,
+              commandExtensions);
+      if (result.getExitCode() == ExitCode.REMOTE_CACHE_EVICTED && remoteCacheEvictionRetries > 0) {
+        --remoteCacheEvictionRetries;
+        outErr.printErrLn("Found remote cache eviction error, retrying the build...");
+        continue;
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private int getRemoteCacheEvictionRetries(List<String> args, OutErr outErr) {
+    // Since flags are not parsed yet at this point, we manually extract value of the retry flag.
+    var retryFlagPrefix = "--experimental_remote_cache_eviction_retries=";
+    for (var arg : args) {
+      if (arg.startsWith(retryFlagPrefix)) {
+        try {
+          return Integer.parseInt(arg.substring(retryFlagPrefix.length()));
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+          outErr.printErrLn(
+              String.format(
+                  "Failed to parse retry times: %s, remote cache eviction retry is disabled", e));
+          return 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public BlazeCommandResult execOnce(
+      InvocationPolicy invocationPolicy,
+      List<String> args,
+      OutErr outErr,
+      LockingMode lockingMode,
+      String clientDescription,
+      long firstContactTimeMillis,
+      Optional<List<Pair<String, String>>> startupOptionsTaggedWithBazelRc,
+      List<Any> commandExtensions)
+      throws InterruptedException {
     OriginalUnstructuredCommandLineEvent originalCommandLine =
         new OriginalUnstructuredCommandLineEvent(args);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(clientDescription);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/BuildWithoutTheBytesIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/BuildWithoutTheBytesIntegrationTest.java
index c27756888f02ab..7f8429707f088f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/BuildWithoutTheBytesIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/BuildWithoutTheBytesIntegrationTest.java
@@ -474,9 +474,7 @@ public void remoteCacheEvictBlobs_whenPrefetchingInput_exitWithCode39() throws E
     // Assert: Exit code is 39
     assertThat(error)
         .hasMessageThat()
-        .contains(
-            "Build without the Bytes does not work if your remote cache evicts blobs"
-                + " during builds");
+        .contains("Failed to fetch blobs because they do not exist remotely");
     assertThat(error).hasMessageThat().contains(String.format("%s/%s", hashCode, bytes.length));
     assertThat(error.getDetailedExitCode().getExitCode().getNumericExitCode()).isEqualTo(39);
   }
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/build_without_the_bytes_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/build_without_the_bytes_test.sh
index 21e015547dbff6..cbc9f6064eae13 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/build_without_the_bytes_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/build_without_the_bytes_test.sh
@@ -1685,4 +1685,62 @@ end_of_record"
   expect_log "$expected_result"
 }
 
+function test_remote_cache_eviction_when_prefetching_input() {
+  mkdir -p a
+
+  cat > a/BUILD <<'EOF'
+genrule(
+  name = 'foo',
+  srcs = ['foo.in'],
+  outs = ['foo.out'],
+  cmd = 'cat $(SRCS) > $@',
+)
+
+genrule(
+  name = 'bar',
+  srcs = ['foo.out', 'bar.in'],
+  outs = ['bar.out'],
+  cmd = 'cat $(SRCS) > $@',
+  tags = ['no-remote-exec'],
+)
+EOF
+
+  echo foo > a/foo.in
+  echo bar > a/bar.in
+
+  # Populate remote cache
+  bazel build \
+      --remote_executor=grpc://localhost:${worker_port} \
+      --remote_download_minimal \
+      //a:bar >& $TEST_log || fail "Failed to build"
+
+  bazel clean
+
+  # Clean build, foo.out isn't downloaded
+  bazel build \
+      --remote_executor=grpc://localhost:${worker_port} \
+      --remote_download_minimal \
+      //a:bar >& $TEST_log || fail "Failed to build"
+
+  (! [[ -f bazel-bin/a/foo.out ]]) \
+    || fail "Expected intermediate output bazel-bin/a/foo.out to not be downloaded"
+
+  # Evict blobs from remote cache
+  stop_worker
+  start_worker
+
+  echo "updated bar" > a/bar.in
+
+  # Incremental build triggers remote cache eviction error but Bazel
+  # automatically retries the build and reruns the generating actions for
+  # missing blobs
+  bazel build \
+      --remote_executor=grpc://localhost:${worker_port} \
+      --remote_download_minimal \
+      --experimental_remote_cache_eviction_retries=5 \
+      //a:bar >& $TEST_log || fail "Failed to build"
+
+  expect_log "Found remote cache eviction error, retrying the build..."
+}
+
 run_suite "Build without the Bytes tests"